Detachable limousine-top for automobiles.



0. N. MOCALLISTER. DETACHABLE LIMOUSINE TOP FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIOATION TILED JUNB20,1911.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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O. N. MOCALLISTBR- DETAGHABLE LIMOUSINE TOP FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20,1911.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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To all whom, it may concern oscan n McCALLISTER, or MOUNT vnanon, INDIANA.

IJETAGHABLE LIMOUSINE-TOP FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Be it known that- I, OSCAR N. MCCALLIS- TER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the county of Posey and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable Limousine-Topsfor Automobiles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automobiles, and

more particularly to automobiletops, and

has for its ob ect to provide a top of the limousine type, which will be such that it may be easily attached or detached and which will be so constructed and arranged that when in position, it will be rigidly held in.

place and thus befree from vibration when the machine is passing over the road.

Another object is to provide a top which may be attached by means of the usual top irons of the car, and which will include a means for connecting; the upper door sections with the regular doors of the car.

' In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a touring carwith the presenttop in place; Fig. 21s a front elevation showing the supportin rods engaged with the lamp bracketsfl ig. 3 is an interior view of one of the doors partly in section showing the attachment of the upper and lower portions; Fig. 4 'is a central longitudinal section through Fig. 1, showing the connection of the partition with the front seat; Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the arrangement of the filling plate; Fig. 6 is a detail view, partly in section, looking downwardly on Fig. 5.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown an automobile 5, having a front seat 6 provided with top irons 7, and having also a pair of hinged eluding as well a tonneau seat 9, having top-irons 10 and 11.

The limousine top is shown at 14, and

includes sides 12, and'a back 15. The top 16 has at its forward end '21 depending portion 17, to the outer ends of which there are attached blocks 18, to which there are secured threaded {sockets 19, which receive rods 20 off-set at' their lower ends for en- .gagement in the lamp brackets 21, which are attached to the dash-board 22 of the car.

The sides 12 are of such a length as to ex tend to the'rearward edges of the doors 8 Specification of Letters Patent. Applic tion and June 20, 1 11. Serial No. 634,331.

of the car itself.

doors 8, the machine in- Patented May 14, 1912. I

a removable panel'27. Formed through the side of the door by bottom ofthis chamber there are passages 28 which receive attaching screws 29, these screws engaging into threaded blocks 30 secured 'tothe upper edges of the doors 8 of the car.

It will of coursebe understood that when the limousine top is not in use the upper edges of the doors 8 are covered by the usual strips employed for this purpose. Forwardly of the ,door sections 24, the top has an upright 31 which extends down and engages upon the hinge block 32 of the corresponding door 8. A a e By reason of the curvature of the front seat, forwardly of the uprights 31, the top includes side portions 33 which lie at the sides of the front seat, and extending between the two uprights 31 there is a transverse partition 34 which fits upon the back of the front seat and which has a flange 35 extending down over the rearward face of the back.

The top is provided with a plurality of irons 36 which engage in the top-irons 7, 10 and 11 of the body and'hold the top in position. The inside of the top is suitably upholstered and the lower edges of the up holstery are left free, as indicated at 37, and are turned in under the lower edges of the sides and back and against the cushions 38 By reason of the curvature of the front seat 6 of the car, adjacent to the downwardly extending portion of the uprights 31, at the point indicated at A, there would normally be a space for which a filler plate 39 is provided. This fillerplate 39 has its outer edge engaged in a slot 40 formed in the lower portion of the corrjespondingupright 31, and is held normallyprojected inwardly by springs 42. It is thus held yieldably against the curved portionof the seat 6. His held 'against'complete disengagement from the slot by a flange plate 43 formed upon its outer edge and lying within the slot, at the edges of which, there are flanges '44.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there is provided a top which may be easily what is in efiect an integral and quickly attached and which byreason of thepecul'iar manner; of fastening forms part of the car, and is thus free from vibration or shaking.

This is due to a large extent to the flange 35 of the partition 34, which extending behind the? back of the front seat effectually prevents all tendency toward forward movement of the top incident to slowing down or stopping the car.

I claim:

1. The combination with an automobile slots and means for holding the filler plates yieldably extended and in engagement with the curved surfaces of the automobile.

2. The combination with an automobile, having hinge blocks terminating short of the upper edge of the front seat, of a limousine top having uprights and resting upon the upper ends of the hinge blocks, and adjustable filler members carried by the uprights and extending between the uprights and the surface ofthe front seat. 1

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature,

in the presence of two wltnesses.

' OSCAR N. MQOALLISTER. Witnesses HARRY C; MoKAY, CLEM. V. SQHENK.

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